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William Yiu

A 71-year-old Hong Kong man was arrested on Friday for abandoning his sick dog after the animal was found next to a rubbish bin on a street in Sham Shui Po.
A passer-by reported the case to police at 1.53am after discovering the dog, which was bleeding and breathing weakly, abandoned at the junction of Lai Chi Kok Road and Shek Kip Mei Street. The force said the dog later died at the scene.
The owner was arrested on suspicion of cruelty to animals after police followed a trail of the dog’s blood to a nearby building and found the 71-year-old man.
The force said the animal had suffered a 7cm-by-10cm (2.8-by-3.9-inch) wound that had bled continuously and was believed to have been caused by maggot infections.
Members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) were also called to the scene to assess the situation.
An SPCA spokesman said its inspectors arrived in Sham Shui Po on Thursday night to help with the case.
“Unfortunately, by the time the inspectors arrived, the severely injured dog had already died. A large wound was found on the left side of its body near the back,” he said.
He added that during a search of the suspect’s home, police found three turtles being kept in a plastic basin under poor and unsanitary conditions.
The spokesman said its inspectors took the dog’s body and the three turtles to its centre in Tsing Yi for a detailed examination by vets.
The dog’s body will also be sent to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department for an autopsy, SPCA added.
“The cause of the dog’s death was due to human negligence,” a police spokesman said.
Police said the owner had admitted to abandoning the dog by the rubbish bin, with the man saying the animal’s injury had happened nearly a month ago. He also said he had opted against taking the animal to a vet.
In Hong Kong, cruelty to animals is a criminal offence and punishable by up to three years in jail and a HK$200,000 (US$25,500) fine.


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Police say passer-by discovered animal at junction of Lai Chi Kok Road and Shek Kip Mei Street, but it died later at the scene


Police say passer-by discovered animal at junction of Lai Chi Kok Road and Shek Kip Mei Street, but it died later at the scene.


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Hong Kong man, 71, arrested over abandoning sick dog near rubbish bin

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Police say passer-by discovered animal at junction of Lai Chi Kok Road and Shek Kip Mei Street, but it died later at the scene

Police say passer-by discovered animal at junction of Lai Chi Kok Road and Shek Kip Mei Street, but it died later at the scene